New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-02
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

An evangelist named Forrest, who Is now "preach-
ingY In san Francisco appears to outJones. the great
"samp himself. "He brings to the aid of tho
Gospel says The Francisco Post" "the vocab-
uary OF tho street backguard and the hapgcr-on of
gambling HOUSES Christ, no tells his audience, has
dealt him full hand" and no assures them that 1t
Is "winner every time" Episcopallans dlsplease
him by the manner in which they do the pray or
act" Regular clergymen who preach their sermons
In the orthodox manner are "fne-haircd ducks" As
for himself it Is his ambition to give divine truth 70
sinners fright in tho neck"
81 hear that old Curmudgeon Is sick. Is his illness
10 him, possibly; not to the rest Of tho family"
-tBOston Transcript.
An old lady in Now-England who recently went to
an Episcopal church in which there was an eagle"
lectern, said to the sexton as sho went in, "lm q
little deef won't you give me seat near the faowL'
Science shows chat q man Is 90 per cent water
That Is why it never docs any good TO tell bore to
dry up.-springheld Union
"Tho Chicago Mann gravely announces that "the
original of Colonel sellers tho rebel General
JEFF Thompson, after the war surveyor of Louisiana
and whose niece Is tho wife Of Professor PROCTOR
The original Of "C0lonel Sellers" is-or was-Mr.
Eschol Sellers, resident Of southern Illinois,, who
sued Mr. Clemons for libel for using his real name In
VIII remember him-(The Minneapolis Tribune.
Tho Palace Hotel, Of San Francisco, is trying to
popularize California wines by putting them In tho
place Of honor its vino list and by supplying the
best and soundost vintages at very reasonable
prices.
Awkwardness Somewhere. Little Dot-I don't like
to stay IN the house this way bhau makes It rain
Omaha Mamma-so the grass can grow and tho
flowers come out dear
Does tao angels send down all this wet Just for
the grass and flowers"
"WeII, what do thoy slosh it all over everything
for There isn't any flowers in the streets"
guess maybe they are hired angels and is used
" washing windows"Nomaha World.
In the state Of Kentucky thore Is no such crime
AZ assault with intent to kill, and II tho victim OF
such an assault the porpetrator can only DO
tried for assault aud battery
The Poor Bcnighted Heather. Chinese Child lin
Cbnal-Siamma, what the people driving that
stranger out OF tho village for
Ghlnese Mamma-He comes from country called
America and no ia a missionary, that means ho Is
teacher.
.Hothiug vet, but tho people know by letters re-
coved from their friends who have gone u America
that tho Inhabitants Of that country beat and rob and
murder strangers and also each other"
"Maybe that's Why that man came here:
would make Us lIhe Americans. ( Omaha World
A Baptist church will soon DO built In Philadel-
phia which viii seat 1900 people.
IL seems rather pity to draw of some Of the
best and most entcrprlsng clements OF our popua-
ton TO Western colonies, but the formation OF such
colonies continues ct less regular intervals.
There il now forming which Is called the Now
England Colony, and which proposes to found, In
Western Dakota. town to be- named ew-Engiand
City, where the streets viii DO called after the names
OF ew-England states and our public men, Boston
Transcript
Work the great Forth Bridge Is going steaiily
This bridge whom completed viii carry trains 165
feet above high water two clear spaces Of
feet Of sea, and two othor spaces Of 600 feet
II IA noticeable that tho New.Engand colleges take
an active part In directing the sympathy Of tbs people
OF tho United states against tho old outstanding
policy OF England toward Ireland No educated man
familiar with hstorys lessons "a To tho results of
tyranny and oppression can well doubt that ho Is